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have

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of have

a wealthy person

a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots

Synonyms of have

capitalist, Croesus, deep pocket, fat cat, money, moneybags, plutocrat, silk stocking

Words Related to have

moneymaker, money-spinner [chiefly British]

magnate, nabob, tycoon

billionaire, gazillionaire, millionaire, multibillionaire, multimillionaire, multimillionairess, zillionaire

heir, heiress, jet-setter, jeunesse dorée

Near Antonyms of have

bankrupt, beggar

Antonyms of have

have-not, pauper

have

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of have

1 to keep, control, or experience as one's own

my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles

Synonyms of have

command, enjoy, hold, own, possess, retain

Words Related to have

keep, reserve, withhold

bear, carry

boast, show off, sport

Phrases Synonymous with have

rejoice in

Near Antonyms of have

abandon, cede, disclaim, disown, hand over, relinquish, renounce, surrender, yield

discard, dump

decline, reject, repudiate, spurn

need, require

Antonyms of have

lack, want

2 to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly

we decided that I would have the job of calling the volunteers on the phone

she refused to have him as a husband

Synonyms of have

accept, take

Words Related to have

accede (to), assent (to), concede (to), confirm, consent (to), OK (or okay), ratify, sanction, warrant

acquiesce (to), bow (to), capitulate (to), give in (to), submit (to), succumb (to), surrender (to), yield (to)

abide, bear, brook, countenance, endure, shoulder, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, swallow, sweat out, tolerate

adopt, embrace, welcome

Near Antonyms of have

dissent (to), object (to), oppose, protest

hold off, resist, withstand

combat, contest, fight

Antonyms of have

decline, deny, disallow, disapprove, negative, refuse, reject, spurn, turn down, veto

3 to bring forth from the womb

her grandmother had 11 children

Synonyms of have

bear, birth [chiefly dialect], deliver, drop, mother, produce

Words Related to have

labor

breed, multiply, propagate, reproduce, spawn

beget, father, generate, get, sire

calve, kid, kindle, kitten, litter, pup, whelp

Phrases Synonymous with have

give birth to

Near Antonyms of have

abort, lose, miscarry

4 to cause to believe what is untrue

he'd been had —the painting was a fake, and he never saw the "art dealer" or his money again

Synonyms of have

bamboozle, beguile, bluff, buffalo, burn, catch, con, cozen, deceive, delude, dupe, fake out, fool, gaff, gammon, gull, have on [chiefly British], hoax, hoodwink, hornswoggle, humbug, juggle, misguide, misinform, mislead, snooker, snow, spoof, string along, suck in, sucker, take in, trick

Words Related to have

kid, put on, tease

bleed, cheat, chisel, defraud, diddle, euchre, flam, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle

Phrases Synonymous with have

do a number on, lead one down the garden path (also lead one up the garden path), pull one's leg, pull the wool over one's eyes

Near Antonyms of have

debunk, expose, reveal, show up, uncloak, uncover, unmask

disclose, divulge, tell, unveil

disabuse, disenchant, disillusion

Antonyms of have

undeceive

5 to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it

had a great time at the party

had three operations on her leg

Synonyms of have

endure, experience, feel, know, pass, see, suffer, sustain, taste, undergo, witness

Words Related to have

encounter, meet

accept, receive

assimilate, digest

Phrases Synonymous with have

go through

6 to give permission for or to approve of

I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement

Synonyms of have

allow, green-light, permit, suffer

Words Related to have

authorize, commission, license (also licence)

accede (to), acquiesce, agree (to), assent (to), consent (to), OK (or okay), warrant

accord, concede, grant, sanction, vouchsafe

admit, brook, condone, countenance, endure, support, tolerate

Phrases Synonymous with have

stand for

Near Antonyms of have

hinder, impede, obstruct

censure, disallow, disapprove, deny, interdict, refuse, reject, revoke, suppress, withhold

deplore, discountenance, disfavor, dislike, frown (at or on), grudge

check, curb, keep, repress, restrain

Antonyms of have

ban, enjoin, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto

7 to influence someone with a bribe

an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price

Synonyms of have

bribe, buy, corrupt, pay off, square

Words Related to have

fix, tamper (with)

abase, debase, debauch, defile, degrade, demean, deprave, dishonor, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, taint, warp

allure, bait, beguile, entice, lead on, lure, seduce, tempt

motivate, provoke, spur, stimulate

goad, induce

flatter, persuade

snare, trap

Phrases Synonymous with have

get at, grease the hand of (or grease the palm of), oil the hand of (or oil the palm of)

8 to keep in one's mind or heart

I have never had an unkind thought for him

do you have an opinion?

Synonyms of have

bear, cherish, entertain, harbor, hold, nurse

Words Related to have

cultivate, foster, nurture, support, sustain

carry, keep, maintain, preserve, remember, retain, treasure

cleave (to), cling (to), hug, stick (to)

brood (about or over), fixate (on or upon), obsess (about or over)

Phrases Synonymous with have

hang on to, hold on to

Near Antonyms of have

disregard, drop, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook

abjure, decline, deny, disdain, refuse, reject, repudiate, scorn

abandon, desert, discard, forsake, give up, part (with), quit, renounce, throw out

erase, expunge

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